Travel sickness

[schiehallion]

Morning ABers.
We are flying to Turkey in October and it is a four hour flight, My son who is twelve has never flown before and we are not telling him we are flying or even going away until we set off to the airport as he would no doubt worry if he hears of any air incidents between Now and then. The thing is he gets travel sick very easily even in a car journey of over 45 mins duration and i was wondering would it be best not to let him have too much or even anything to eat prior to the flight, also any recomended air sickness remedies might be of some help.
Cheers

[Sqad]

Anti sickness tablets..Kwells or better still the Hyoscine patch....both available from your chemist.

Avoid large meals for 2 hours before the flight.

A ginger biscuit is aid to help...about 2 hours before the flight........it accelerates stomach emptying.

[theshedman]

Hi, have you tried using the bands that go on the wrist, the OH uses them often and says that they help her. Here is a link for them but you can buy them in most chemists.

http://www.amazon.co....ef=pd_sl_5x45mh817d_b

[237SJ]

I would just let him eat at the normal time with everyone else. Just not too big a portion. Kwells are good. You never know, he might love it. As there is no sensation of movement it`s rare for people to throw up unless the temperature in the cabin is too warm. Most people (kids and adults) who are sick do it because of turbulence. Try to sit as far forward in the aircraft as possible. The turbulence (if there is any) is felt less there than down the back.

[Buenchico]

It's extremely unlikely that you'd hit any turbulence en route to Turkey so, as far as feeling queasy is concerned, the only point to worry about is during take off. While your son will naturally want to look out of the window, I strongly advise telling him to look straight ahead at the point of take off. Then, once the plane has got well into the air (and before it goes into the clouds) you can let him enjoy the view.

From then on, looking straight ahead, out out of the window will be a good idea. Focussing on something closer, for any length of time, (such as a book) is probably best avoided.

Most children who get travel sick only do so through sideways motion. (That's either because the car is cornering or because they're looking out of a side window). The forward motion of an aircraft is unlikely to cause travel sickness (unless you're very unlucky and get some additional up and down movement through turbulence).

Many (perhaps most) children hate the taste of crystallised ginger but some youngsters love it. If your son is one of those who like it, it's an excellent remedy for travel sickness.

Chris